Practice Areas: Family Law
Licensed in Connecticut since: 2011
Education: University of Connecticut School of Law
Pullman & Comley, LLC
90 State House SquareHartford, CT 06103 Phone: 860-424-4300 Email: Kelly A. Scott Visit website
Details
Kelly A. Scott believes the two keys to handling matters most effectively for clients are transparency and communication. Kelly practices as part of the Family Law group and represents clients in all areas of matrimonial and family law, including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, dissolution, custody and visitation petitions and post judgment matters. She takes a reasoned approach to understanding and developing a client's goals from the outset, and then works to implement those goals from start to finish. Kelly has extensive experience representing clients with high-net worth and complicated assets, both in the preparation of prenuptial/postnuptial agreements and in dissolution matters. She regularly interfaces with business valuation, accounting and other financial experts. When child custody is at issue, Kelly is well versed in preparing a case effectively and efficiently to achieve the best possible outcome. Kelly is also a certified Guardian ad litem.
Prior to joining Pullman & Comley, LLC, Kelly practiced at a boutique matrimonial and family law firm in Westport, CT, where she focused on high-net worth and high-conflict custody and financial matters. She previously worked at the Regional Family Trial Docket, for the Honorable Lynda B. Munro and the Honorable Gerard I. Adelman.
Kelly is an active member of the legal community and currently serves as treasurer of the Family Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. She is a Special Master for family matters in the Fairfield Judicial District. She has been recognized for her accomplishments by Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers in the area of family law.
During law school, Kelly was a legal extern for the Public Defender's Office, in the Judicial District of Hartford, and represented indigent defendants through the Criminal Appellate Clinic. She was a member of the Public Interest Law Journal, where she was the Membership Editor, as was a teaching assistant for Moot Court. Kelly received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Moot Court, Criminal Appellate Clinic and Appellate Advocacy.
First Admitted: 2011, Connecticut
Professional Webpage: http://www.pullcom.com/attorneys-kellyscott.html
- Connecticut Bar Association - Family Law Section - treasurer
- Connecticut Bar Foundation - James W. Cooper Fellow
- Fairfield County Bar Association - Family Law Committee, Young Lawyers Committee
- Young Lawyers Section - former Executive Committee member, chair, Pro Bono Committee, 2021-2022; chair, Professional Responsibility Committee, 2020-2021; chair, Family Law Committee, 2019-2020, 2021
- Kelly Scott explains automatic orders, which are intended to maintain status quo while the divorce is pending and restrict each party’s ability to transfer assets, incur unreasonable debts, or change the terms on insurance policies, during this time., What are Automatic Orders and How Will They Affect Me Once I File for Divorce?, Family Law, 2021
- Kelly Scott discusses the process of dividing property belonging to a couple, and how being an "all property state" affects those going through a divorce in Connecticut. Kelly also covers 15 factors that judges consider in property division., What to Know About Property Division in a Connecticut Divorce?, Family Law, 2021
- Judicial Branch Civics Academy - Faculty
- The Herbert & Nell Singer Connecticut Public Service Fellowship Program - Selection Committee
- The Children's Law Center of Connecticut - chair, Gala Committee
- Recipient of the The Best Lawyers in America "Ones to Watch" award in 2022 and 2023, Ones to Watch, The Best Lawyers in America
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Moot Court, Criminal Appellate Clinic and Appellate Advocacy, Excellence for the Future, CALI
- Connecticut Law Tribune 2022 "New Leader in the Law" Award, New Leader in the Law, Connecticut Law Tribune, 2022
- Named to the Super Lawyers "Connecticut Rising Stars" list in the area of family law since 2018, Connecticut Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2022
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2011
- Fordham University, B.A, 2008
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2018 - 2024